Managing Workplace Anxiety - Perth

Managing Workplace Anxiety - Perth

Ever walked into Monday morning feeling like your stomach's doing backflips? You're not alone. Workplace anxiety is hitting more people than ever, and it's not just about the big presentations or difficult conversations anymore. It's the constant emails, the shifting deadlines, the uncertainty about job security, and that nagging feeling that you're always behind on something important.

I've been training professionals for over fifteen years, and I can tell you that anxiety at work isn't a personal failing - it's a normal response to an increasingly complex work environment. The problem is, most of us never learned how to manage these feelings effectively. We just push through, hoping it'll get better, but it rarely does without the right tools.

This isn't one of those stress management sessions where someone tells you to "just breathe" and sends you on your way. We're going to dig into practical strategies that actually work when you're sitting in that meeting feeling overwhelmed, or when your boss drops another urgent project on your desk at 4:30 PM on Friday.

You'll learn how anxiety shows up differently for different people - maybe you're the type who overthinks every email before sending it, or perhaps you avoid speaking up in meetings even when you have great ideas. We'll look at the physical signs too, because understanding why your shoulders are always tense or why you can't sleep Sunday nights is the first step to doing something about it.

The real game-changer is when you start recognizing your anxiety triggers before they spiral. One participant told me she used to spend twenty minutes crafting a simple email to her manager. Now she spots that perfectionist anxiety coming and uses techniques that get her message sent in two minutes - and it's actually better than the ones she agonized over.

We'll cover practical breathing techniques that you can use discretely during meetings, ways to reframe those catastrophic thoughts that pop up ("What if I mess this up and everyone thinks I'm incompetent?"), and strategies for managing information overload. You'll also learn how to have conversations with your manager about workload without sounding like you can't handle the job.

What You'll Learn:

How to identify your personal anxiety triggers and early warning signs so you can catch anxiety before it catches you. We'll map out your specific patterns - when, where, and why anxiety tends to show up in your workday.

Quick, discreet techniques for managing anxiety in the moment, including breathing exercises that work in meetings and mental reframing strategies you can use when your thoughts start spiraling.

How to distinguish between productive concern and unproductive anxiety, so you can channel worry into action rather than letting it paralyze you.

Practical ways to manage information overload and competing priorities without feeling like you're drowning in your to-do list.

Communication strategies for discussing workload and workplace pressures with your manager or team in a professional, solution-focused way.

Methods for creating boundaries between work stress and personal time, so anxiety doesn't follow you home every night.

How to build a personal toolkit of coping strategies that fit your specific work environment and anxiety style.

The Bottom Line:

Workplace anxiety doesn't have to be something you just endure. With the right tools and understanding, you can learn to manage it effectively and actually use some of that nervous energy productively. You'll leave this session with a personalized action plan and practical techniques you can start using immediately. Most importantly, you'll understand that feeling anxious at work doesn't mean you're weak or not cut out for your job - it means you care about doing well, and now you'll have the skills to channel that caring in a healthier direction.